B-52 With X-15 Model Kit

Length: 11 inches
Wingspan: 13 inches
Number of Parts: 40

One of the major steps in America's program to conqer space was the X-15 Project. The stated aims of the project were to discover how well an aircraft can be controlled in near-space environment, and what problems are inherent in re-entering the atmosphere in a piloted aircraft. In order to gain as much altitude as possible without expoending fuel from the X-15's limited supply, the aircraft is carried aloft resting under the wing of a modified B-52 Jet Bomber.

X-15 is removable from mother plane
Clear Parts for Canopy and Tail Section
Optional Wing Tip Tanks/Display Stand

1/175th scale model kit